Senior Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer - Satellite Hardware

Viasat; Tempe, Carlsbad (AZ, CA); In loco; USD 121.000 - 190.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Viasat is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our space infrastructure team. You will contribute to the design, qualification, and production transition of mechanical systems for next-generation satellite platforms, serving as a key technical contributor across the full product lifecycle.

The role requires strong spaceflight hardware experience, CAD proficiency (Creo/SolidWorks/NX) and analysis tool expertise.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline.
• 7+ years of mechanical engineering experience, including experience developing spaceflight hardware.
• Demonstrated experience developing mechanical systems with a strong background in spaceflight hardware.
• Hands-on experience contributing to mechanical subsystem development for spacecraft, satellites, launch vehicles, or other aerospace systems.
• Solid understanding of structural, thermal, dynamic, and environmental requirements for space applications.

Mansioni

• Apply established engineering principles to develop reliable, manufacturable spacecraft hardware and systems.
• Support mechanical design and development for satellite structures, mechanisms, electronics packaging, and deployable systems.
• Evaluate trade studies and develop engineering solutions balancing performance, schedule, cost, and risk.
• Support mechanical subsystem design from concept through qualification, production, integration, and on-orbit support.
• Perform structural, thermal, vibration, shock, and environmental analyses to validate flight hardware designs.
• Develop engineering requirements, specifications, drawings, procedures, and qualification plans.
• Participate in hardware development, integration, testing, and anomaly resolution activities.
• Contribute to Design Reviews and present technical data to program leadership.
• Collaborate with systems, thermal, electrical, manufacturing, reliability, and supply chain teams.

Conoscenze

Spaceflight hardware

Mechanical design

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical presentation

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field

Strumenti

Creo

SolidWorks

NX

ANSYS

Nastran

Simcenter

Thermal Desktop

Teamcenter

Windchill

PLM systems

Descrizione del lavoro

Viasat is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our space infrastructure team. You will contribute to the design, qualification, and production transition of mechanical systems for next-generation satellite platforms, serving as a key technical contributor across the full product lifecycle.

The role requires strong spaceflight hardware experience, CAD proficiency (Creo/SolidWorks/NX) and analysis tool expertise.